PVL Camps: How Teams Prepare for the All-Filipino Conference

The 2026 All-Filipino Conference is here with a new format and only ten teams, so every franchise has had to step up its preparation. After the Chery Tiggo Crossovers disbanded and the Petro Gazz Angels took a break, the remaining teams entered their PVL camps with a real sense of urgency. With the league now using a play-in tournament and a qualifying round, there’s little room for teams to start slow.

With the new format raising the pressure, coaches are working hard to quickly build team chemistry and bring in high-profile transfers. Teams aren’t just practicing the basics—they’re also rebuilding their identities. This offseason saw a lot of roster changes, especially for the Nxled Chameleons, who picked up former Petro Gazz stars Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo. For Nxled, camp has focused on blending these experienced players with their current lineup under Italian coach Ettore Guidetti.

Tactical Shifts and Conditioning Focus

Teams are not just making tactical changes—they’re also focusing on physical conditioning. Fitness is a top priority now, since a perfect run in the preliminary round means an automatic spot in the semifinals. This puts even more importance on their training.

Training sessions now focus on floor defense and quick transitions to keep up with the strong attackers found throughout the league.

Teams are bringing sports psychologists into their camps to help players handle the pressure of the new stepladder play-in format.

With new coaches like Koji Tsuzurabara at Strong Group Athletics and Clarence Esteban at Galeries Tower, teams are reworking their offensive and defensive systems. Players are putting in long hours of drills to learn these coaches’ international styles, including new offensive tempos and block coverage strategies.

Roster Resets and Team Chemistry

The Choco Mucho Flying Titans started camp with new energy after signing Eya Laure, a standout from Alas Pilipinas. For the "Ube Nation," the main goal is to balance Laure’s scoring with Sisi Rondina’s leadership. Meanwhile, the Creamline Cool Smashers are still the standard for team continuity, even after losing some veterans. Their camp shows how to keep a winning culture while making small tactical changes to stay ahead of the competition.

Smaller market teams like Capital1 and Farm Fresh have used the preseason to add more experienced players to their rosters. These teams are no longer just "young developmental teams"—they’re now real semifinal contenders. Their camps now focus less on individual skills and more on building team systems that can handle the pressure of knockout games.

The Road to the Finals

As the preliminary round gives way to the high-stakes qualifying and play-in phases, the hard work teams put in during camp will make all the difference. The 2026 format requires teams to be consistent—one bad week could send even a top team into the tough "stepladder" bracket. In the end, the teams that managed roster changes and stayed disciplined in camp are the ones most likely to reach the championship series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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